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At a time when the orthodox Leninist regimes of Eastern Europe are in crisis, Serge and Trotsky both stand as non-orthodox revolutionaries whose messages will now emerge from underserved obscurity. "The Serge-Trotsky Papers" presents hitherto unpublished material from the Trotsky Archive at Harvard and the Serge Archive in Mexico. Correspondence and other writings, dating from 1936 to 1940, are drawn upon to illustrate the nature of the debate between these two great revolutionaries. Their private debate is revealed in the correspondence begun in 1936 upon Serge's emergence from internal exile in the Soviet Union. Their public polemic continues a highly animated dialogue on such matters as Kronstadt, the Fourth International and the Spanish Revolution. The editor provides clear introductions which contextualize and clarify the documents.show more